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ACP-EU |
Africa/Caribbean/Pacific-European Union |
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ANT |
Antigua and Barbuda |
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BAR |
Barbados |
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BB |
Baitboat |
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BHA |
Bahamas |
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BZE |
Belize |
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CARICOM |
Caribbean Community |
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CEVIHAS |
CEVIHAS Complex (Centrale Voor Vissershavens in Suriname [CEVIHAS N.V.]) |
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CFRAMP |
CARICOM Fisheries Resource Assessment and Management Programme |
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CFTDI |
Caribbean Fisheries Training & Development Institute |
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CFU |
CARICOM Fisheries Unit |
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CPUE |
Catch per Unit of Effort |
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CRFM |
Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism |
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DKI |
Decked Inboard - Troll, Gillnets |
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DMI |
Dominica |
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DWF |
Distant Water Fleet |
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DWFS |
Distant Water Fishing States |
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EEZ |
Exclusive Economic Zone |
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EU |
European Union |
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FAD |
Fish Aggregating Device |
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FFA |
Forum Fisheries Agency |
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FG |
Fibreglass |
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FMP |
Fisheries Management Plan |
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GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
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GEF |
Global Environment Facility |
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GIS |
Geographic Information Systems |
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GLM |
Generalized Linear Model |
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GPS |
Global Positioning System |
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GRN |
Grenada |
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GRP |
Glassfibre-Reinforced Plastic |
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GUY |
Guyana |
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HACCP |
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point |
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ICCAT |
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas |
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IMA |
Institute of Marine Affairs (Smithsonian) |
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IOC |
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission |
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IOCARIBE |
IOC Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions |
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IPOA-IUU |
International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing |
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JAM |
Jamaica |
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JV |
Joint Venture |
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LL |
Longline |
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LLL |
Longliner - Large (>15 metres) |
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LLM |
Longliner - Medium (7-15 metres) |
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LOSC |
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 |
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LP |
Large Pelagic |
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LPWG |
Working Group on Large Pelagic Fish Resources (CFU) |
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LRS |
Licensing and Registration System (software package) |
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MAC |
Monitoring and Advisory Committee(Trinidad) |
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MCS |
Monitoring, Control and Surveillance |
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MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
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MPA |
Marine Protected Areas |
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MSY |
Maximum Sustainable Yield |
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N |
Number |
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NA |
Not Applicable |
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NAFO |
North Atlantic Fishery Organization |
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NE |
Nevis |
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nei |
Not Elsewhere Included |
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NFC |
National Fisheries Company Ltd (Trinidad) |
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NGO |
Non-governmental Organization |
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NIS |
National Social Insurance |
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NMFS |
National Marine Fisheries Service (within NOAA) |
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NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (United States Department of Commerce) |
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OECS |
Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States |
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OOL |
Open Outboard - Troll, Longline |
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OON |
Open Outboard - Gillnets |
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PS |
Purse Seine |
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PSG |
Large Purse Seine |
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PSM |
Medium Purse Seine |
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PSS |
Small Purse Seine |
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RFMO |
Regional Fishery Management Organization |
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RFO |
Regional Fisheries Organization |
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RWG |
Regional Working Group |
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SCRS |
Standing Committee on Research and Statistics (ICCAT) |
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SK |
Saint Kitts |
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SPAW |
Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife |
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SSS |
Social Security System |
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STK |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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STL |
Saint Lucia |
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STV |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
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SUR |
Suriname |
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TCP |
Technical Cooperation Programme |
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TIP |
Trip Interview Program (data-collection software package) |
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TO |
Tobago |
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TR |
Trinidad |
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TRI |
Trinidad and Tobago |
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UK |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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UN |
United Nations |
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UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
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UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
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US |
United States (adjective) |
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USA |
United States of America |
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USSR |
Former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
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UWI |
University of the West Indies |
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VAT |
Value-Added Tax |
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VPA |
Virtual Population Analysis |
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WECAFC |
Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (FAO) |
